Alexandra Renke Flowers

Hi Lovelies

Sorry I've been a little quiet lately... it's been hot here in the UK, and my craft room temperature wasn't the best to be sitting in, making cards!

But I'm back today, this time with a card I've made for a friend on her retirement.  I used a slatted circle die from Craft Addiction UK, then a floral die set from Alexandra Renke.  I cut the whole set from white cardstock, but only used the stems and outlines, which I used gold pen to colour.  Then I cut the flowers from vellum which I'd printed a watercolour on and splattered with gold.  I adhered the vellum behind the frames, then added them to the circle which I'd diecut on my card panel.  I'd already printed the sentiment which I'd done on the PC.  Lastly, I backed the slatted circle with some pink cardstock on thin foam tape, adhering it all to my card base.  A little bow finished the flowers.

Card Info:

Floral Dies - Alexandra Renke

Slatted Circle Dies - Craft Addiction UK

Stitched Rectangle Die - MFT

Sentiment - done on PC

Gold Pen and Gold Watercolour Paint

Vellum and Hemp Cord

I've just added this close up so you can see the gold splatter better - depending on the weather, it's so difficult to photograph!

Hope you like my make today...

Happy Crafting

Spellbinders Flowers

Hi Lovelies...

I'm back to die-cutting for my card today... along with a little bit of smooshing!

Firstly, I smooshed some bristol smooth card with some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide, splattering it also with gold and deep pink watercolour paint.  Then I cut a panel the size of my card, slicing a corner off with an MFT border die.  I added my sentiment before adhering anything so it would stamp cleanly.  Then I adhered the panel to the smooshed corner. 

I then diecut lots of flowers and leaves, both from Spellbinders and other dies.. the large one was from pink card, but coloured to give dimension, and has a gold centre.  The smaller flowers were cut from the leftover smooshed card.  I tried to place them to look like they'd been sprinkled!

Card Info:

Sentiment - Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes

MFT Border Die

Flowers and Leaves - Spellbinders and others with no packaging!

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry

Gold and Deep Pink Watercolour Paint

Gold Stickles

Hope you like my make today - I'm certainly in my pink and happy zone and was really pleased how this turned out.

Happy Crafting...

LOTV Flower Girl

Hi Peeps...

Well I was inspired over the weekend by a fabulous card by the lovely Marilyn at One Stamping Fool - she used this LOTV digi image, so I decided I NEEDED the image and NEEDED just as much to colour her up!

She's called Flower Girl (for obvious reasons!), and I decided to give her auburn hair like 2 of my grand-daughters.  I coloured her with Copics, then did some diecutting.

Card Info:

Image - LOTV Flower Girl Digital Image

Dies - MFT Pierced Circle, 

Lawn Fawn Scalloped Stitched Square,

Paper Smooches Mini Clouds

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E08/18 YR04/08

Dress - BG10/11/13 RV52/63

Shoes - C1/2/3

Hedge and Grass - G21/24 YG17

Stones - W1/2/3

Flowers - R81/83/85, RV52/63, V04, YG17/63

Sky - B0000/000/00

I hope you like my card - this little girlie appealed so much to me and was so lovely to colour!

Big Hugs and Happy Crafting...

The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies 4

Hi Peeps..

My card today is relatively CAS - I did a bit of ink blending onto bristol smooth with some colours of blue/green that I enjoy - then I embossed an older sentiment on the corner in white.  But the main focus is the flowers - yes I've used the set I LOVE from The Stamp Market again..  this time I smooshed some card with a matching distress oxide, then diecut the flowers, using only the outer part of the diecut.  

I finished it off with a touch of champagne gold Stickles in each of the flower centres, adding the panel to my card base.

Card Info:

Dies - The Stamp Market Dainty Daisies, MFT Stitched Rectangles

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Inks - Concord & 9th

Stickles

I love how this simple card turned out - those flowers really have my heart lately.. hope you like what I did with them this time!

Happy Crafting...

Penny Black Thrive Watercolour

Hey Peeps...

I've tried a new technique for me that I've seen done recently - I've used a rubber stamp which I coloured with watercolour pens, spritzed with water, then stamped onto Bristol Smooth watercolour paper.

I liked how it turned out, though it's very different from my usual Copic colouring etc!  I finished off with a paintbrush and some water, smoothing out some of the harsher bits.  Then I did a bit of splattering with gold watercolour paint.

I added a tiny sentiment that I'd printed on the PC, then matted the image onto gold mirri, then onto a matching pinkish card.  

Card Info:

Image - Penny Black Thrive Rubber Stamp

Die - Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Sentiment - done on PC

Colouring - Arteza Watercolour Pens

Gold Watercolour Paint

Gold Mirri Card

Hope you like what I did...  I wasn't sure to start with, but I'm now liking it and am going to try it with a different colour!

Big hugs...

Blue Watercolour Eclipse Card

Hi Peeps..

My card today is another eclipse card - I've getting a bit carried away making these!  

I've used a blue/lilac watercolour flower, and diecut it with one of the slatted square dies from Craft Addiction UK.  I printed a second flower for behind the slats which I adhere with thin foam tape.

Card Info:

Watercolour Flower from Etsy

Craft Addiction UK Slatted Square Die

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square Die

Foam Tape

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Gold Cord

Sorry the photographs are a bit dark - we have fabulous blue skies here today and they are reflecting on my card as I photograph on my windowloedge.  Weirdly, it makes the photos look darker!

Big hugs...

The Greeting Farm Little Fairies 2

Hi Peeps...

Well, when I went into my craft room this weekend, I heard lots of mutterings and chunnering going on in a corner.  Turns out, these Little Fairies from The Greeting Farm were a little upset that only one of the four in the set got onto a card last week!  The others were letting me know in no uncertain terms that there'd been favouritism going on, and they weren't happy about it!  Sooooo out came my markers and fussy cutting scissors, and this is the result!

I coloured them all with Copics, then fussy cut.  Then I diecut some circles for them to sit on.  I used a scrap of lovely printed paper for the background - it seemed perfect for this little lot, and adhered the fairies with foam pads.  Then I adhered the circles onto a stitched rectangle diecut of the paper, and finished with one of the sentiments on the pack, embossed in white, although it does look a little cream!.  A little few gems and lots of sparkle on the fairies, and it was done.

Card Info:

Images and Sentiment - The Greeting Farm Little Fairies (an older set)

Designer Paper - Scrap from Stash

Die - MFT Stitched Rectangles, MFT Circles

Gems and Glitter

Here's one of the fairies in her 'close up' - so you can see the sparkly wings and glittery dress.  Now I only have to calm the other two down who DIDN'T get a close up!  Who knew fairies were so easily upset?!

Happy Crafting..

The Greeting Farm Little Fairies

Hi Lovelies..

I've been playing with an older stamp set - it's the Little Fairies set from The Greeting Farm... and for this one, I've made a shaker card... but you have to have your glasses on to spot the shaker bits!  I've also used another of the slatted dies from Craft Addiction UK - I think I'm getting seriously obsessed!

I coloured and fussy cut the fairy, giving her glittery wings of course(!), then die cut the slatted circle, using all three dies in that small size to give the stitched edge around the slats.  I then cut a piece of acetate the same size, adhering it to the back of the slatted circle.  I popped some glittery little stars onto the acetate, and backed the aperture with some pink smooshed card, adhering with foam tape. 

Then I created the card panel, first die cutting the square, then after adhering the fairy shaker bit, stamping the sentiment in the corner.  I diecut a few tiny stars from the smooshed pink to adhere in the top corner, again with a bit of glitter.  I used some pink card for the panel to matt on - well the more pink, the better!

Now here's the 'money shot'.... you can actually see the glitter stars in the shaker window!  I promise they can easily be seen in real life!

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - The Greeting Farm Little Fairies stamp set

Dies - Craft Addiction UK Slatted Circles, 

L'il Inker Stitched Square, Tiny Stars

Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo

Glitter Stars and Glitter Powder

Colouring - Copics 

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E50/51/53/55

Dress - R81/83

Wings - BV20

Hope you like my make today - the fairy is from an older Greeting Farm set, but I still love these fairies so they deserved an outing!

Happy Crafting...

Slatted Square Watercolour Flower

Hi Lovelies...

I've had a little change today, I created a card using a Clipart image.. so no colouring or fussy cutting needed!  

I printed the image onto cardstock, then diecut a square panel with the image towards the centre.  I then used a slatted square die over the image.  I stamped a tiny sentiment on this card panel.  I'd printed more images separately, so used one of these spares to go behind the panel, so the whole image appears in different levels.  I adhered this second image to the back with thin foam tape... that was the only tricky bit - lining up the image to match the front.  Then I adhered this front panel to a card.  Lastly, I added a tiny hemp cord bow.

Card Info:

Image - Clipart Flower (free for personal use)

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Dies - Craft Addiction UK Slatted Square, L'il Inkers Stitched Square

Hemp Cord

I was really thrilled with how this turned out and how easy it was to make... I know I'll be making more!

Happy Crafting...

Colorado Craft So Sweet

Hi Lovelies..

For my card today, I've used an older set from my stash - this little cutie is from the Colorado Craft So Sweet stamp set... and I've also used a sentiment from the set.

I coloured the little mouse with his precious cargo, then fussy cut him.  I stamped the sentiment in grey, and also fussy cut that.  Then I diecut a star, using a fabulous star set from Craft Addiction UK which I received last weekend.  I backed it with some card that I'd smooshed in pink.  I then diecut a stitched square, and assembled the card, popping the mouse and sentiment on foam pads.

Card Info:

Image and Sentiment - Colorado Craft So Sweet Stamp Set

Dies - Craft Addiction UK Slatted Stars, Li'l Inkers Stitched Squares

Colouring - Copics

Mouse - C0/1/2 R000 Pie - E30/31/33 R56

Distress Oxides Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo

Glossy Accents (for pie)

Hope you like my make today....

Big Hugs...

Amanda Jayne Designs Heart Balloon Girl

Hi Lovelies...

Today I've used a digital image from Amanda Jayne Designs...  this is Heart Balloon Girl...  isn't she cute??

I coloured her, fussy cut her, then used my embossing tool to give her and the balloon some 'roundness'.  

Then I die cut a stitched rectangle in white - adding a panel of dotty pink which I'd also cut with the rectangle die, so the stitching matched.  I added one of my favourite sentiments from an old Paper Smooches set, then adhered the girl with foam pads.

Card Info:

Image - Amanda Jayne Designs Heart Balloon Girl

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Dotty Paper from a scrap piece

Colouring - Copics

Skin - E000/00/11 R20

Hair - E50/51/53/55/57

Dress, Hair Ribbons and Balloon - R81/83/85

Balloon Ribbon - R56/89
Boots R81 C1/2

It did me good to colour up a cutie, as I haven't used my Copics for a while.. hope you like her as much as I do!

Big hugs

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Thanks

Hi Lovelies...

Today, I'm sharing a card I made a little while ago - it's been sitting on my desk waiting for a sentiment!  Well, as I had my Simon Says Stamp Thanks word die out for another card, I decided that I could use it on this card too - cut in gold and backed in strong pink to match the pink on the card panel.

To create the card panel, I used various Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pads..., blending the colours with domed foam pads.  I went for rainbow colours - which I splattered with gold watercolour paint.  I then used a die that I think I got from a charity shop, that looks a bit like bubbles.  I cut it from gold cardstock, and adhered it to the side of the card.

Lastly, I added the Thanks word die and shadow - which I adhered with foam pads to give some depth.

Card Info:

Simon Says Stamp Ink Pads

Gold Watercolour Paint

Gold Cardstock

Bubble type border die (no name, sorry)

Simon Says Stamp Thanks Word Die

Sorry that this post is picture heavy - I just wanted it to show off the gold rather than looking darkish - which it often does!

Hope you like...

Hugs

Simon Says Stamp Billow Butterfly

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card that I made using the gorgeous Billow Butterfly die set from Simon Says Stamp..  I diecut them from vellum that I'd coloured and glittered, and also with white cardstock. 

I created a circular backdrop for the butterflies to perch on, coloured with Distress Oxides, and splattered with paint.  Then I created the sentiment on my PC.

On my card panel, before I adhered the circle, I did a few scored lines - not easy to pick up on the photos - but lovely in real life.

Card Info:

Dies - Simon Says Stamp Billow Butterfly

MFT Pierced Circle

MFT Stitched Rectangle

Sentiment - done on PC

Distress Oxides - Speckled Egg and Bundled Sage

Watercolour Paint

Vellum and Glitter

Hope you like my card today!

Hugs

Gummiapan Blooms

Hi Lovelies...

Today I'm sharing a card that I made using dies.. there's very little colouring involved - only a little distress oxide blending on the petals.

Firstly, I diecut the Slatted Square from Craft Addiction UK onto a square stitched panel.  Then I diecut the flowers - cutting a second time from DO blended cardstock, so I could pop the coloured petals into the white outlines of the flowers.  I used some double sided sticky sheet behind the flowers so that the petals would be adhered.  I added the flowers to the card panel - and decided that there needed to be some leaves too..  this little branch from the Stamp Kitchen was just the right size.  

Lastly, I added the little 'hugs' word die and shadow - cut from glitter cardstock and then added the whole panel onto some deep purple card which shows through the aperture.

Card Info:

Dies:

Craft Addiction UK Slatted Squares

Lil' Inkers Stitched Square

Gummiapan Blooms

Stamp Kitchen Mini Branch

Hugs Word

Distress Oxides - Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord

Glitter Card

Hope you like my card today!

Hugs...